CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the financing of the Human Capital Management System project; authorizing the loan of funds in the amount of $11,000,000 from the Finance and Administrative Services Fund to the 2025 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund for continuing the work of implementing the Human Capital Management System project; amending Ordinance 126955, which adopted the 2024 Budget, including the 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to Finance and Administrative Services; and revising project allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2024-2029 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, the Human Capital Management System ("HCMS") project is a technology project that funds the planning, design, and replacement of the aging Human Resource Information System ("HRIS"), which includes the Citywide payroll and benefits system, with a new Human Capital Management ("HCM") system also known as Workday; and
WHEREAS, the HCMS project was approved by the Enterprise Oversight Board (EOB) in February 2020 and will be managed by FAS Business Systems division in partnership with the Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR) and Seattle Department of Information Technology (ITD); and
WHEREAS, the HCMS project is financed by the proceeds of LTGO bonds issued in 2021, 2022, and 2023; and
WHEREAS, the first phase of the HCMS project is scheduled to go live in September 2024 and cash flow requirements for the project in 2024 exceed the estimates that were developed at the time of the 2024 Adopted Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services requires bridge financing for the HCMS project in advance of the 2025 LTGO bond issuance; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Municipal Code subsection 5.06.030.C requires City Council approval by ordinance of any interfund loan for a durat...
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